Mark who lives in North Bay, Ontario, purchased a piece of furniture from Brazil for 900 Brazilian reals (R$). At the Canadian border, he was charged 14% duty and 13% HST to bring the item back home. The exchange rate was C$1= R$1.5578. HST is applied to both cost and customs duty.

(a) Calculate the total amount he spent on the item (in C$) including duty and HST.